3. To Make A Baby, Marriage Is Not Necessary

11 years ago.

At the Lu mansion.

The Lu family was discussing the upcoming family event sitting in the living room. The room was exceptionally huge, with a big rectangular leather sofa at the center and a beautifully carved wooden center table. A chandelier hung at the center of the ceiling, giving it a stately look, and most of the interior was white.

The walls were decorated with expensive paintings; each painting had a small wall lamp over it, casting light on the painting and highlighting its beauty. Antiques and the wooden shelves filled with showpieces occupied the corners. The huge glass windows allowed sunlight to enter the living room and brighten it up.

It was the fifty-fifth wedding anniversary of the head of the family, elder Lu, so the family had decided to hold a grand celebration party for the elder couple. The whole family was excited about it.

Elder Lu Huan, the man, old by looks but young by heart, was sitting on the sofa along with his wife Zhao Shuang. His face having wrinkles that looked deeper at the eyes with his jovial smile, his black eyes full of excitement to live every passing moment with happiness, a thin layer of grey hair neatly combed adding to his clean-shaven face and sharp features to make him look, one neat old man.

His wife Zhao Shuang was a lovely and graceful old lady. She was kind-hearted towards everyone, but strict at the same time. Only she could turn elder Lu into an obedient dog from a scary lion..

"Father-Mother, what do you think of our idea? Should we celebrate your fifty-fifth wedding anniversary grandly?" The elder son, Lu Jinhai, asked.

Lu Jinhai, the elder son of the family, a handsome middle-aged man, wearing a black suit, sitting at the right side of the sofa had strong built and defined features, carried an aura of one powerful person. His black dyed hair neatly settled in a stylish hairstyle and his black eyes resembled his father's eyes.

Others present there, noticed the change of expressions on elder Lu's face when these words were uttered and they prepared themselves to drink vinegar.

"You punk! How dare you ask this question? You should definitely celebrate it. Don't forget, you were brought to the world because we got married."

As expected, everyone was speechless. His wife, Zhao Shuang, looked calm as she knew her husband's nature. He never let go of a chance to show his strong presence slip with his sharp tongue.

'Father never disappoints me,' thought the elder son, having a smile on his face.

'What was the point in asking, dear brother?' the younger son, Lu Chen thought and sighed internally.

Elder Lu Huan was an old but lively person. Yet, he was moody. If he was in a nice mood, he would act akin to an angel, but if he was in a bad mood, he would transform into the devil. No one dared to defy him. Even his elder son Lu Jinhai, who was one of the influential businessmen in the country, always bowed down in front of his father. The same went for his younger son, Lu Chen.

Everyone in the family respected and loved elder Lu because he always prioritized his family. He never stopped his children from doing what they wanted to do and always supported them. He loved his wife Zhao Shuang a lot that even at this age, everyone could see his affection towards her.

The Lu family men loved and respected their wives and never betrayed them. It was like a tradition from generation. As if this family's men carried an extra chromosome, the special chromosome 'M,' which stood for monogamy.

The atmosphere was silent. Elder Lu looked at everyone and spoke again, "As we are talking about your origins, we, Elder Lu and Zhao Shuang want to make ourselves prouder and take one step ahead as the originators."

Everyone looked at each other, hoping to understand the meaning behind those words. Elder Lu saw their clueless faces and frowned.

"I meant to say… now it's time for us to see our great-grandchildren."

Upon hearing this, everyone sighed in relief of having understood the meaning of the previous words.

"Nowadays kids won't listen to their parents so, we can't convince them," said the younger son, Lu Chen who was sitting at the left side of the sofa, opposite his elder brother.

Lu Chen, a tall and handsome man same as his elder brother, Lu Jinhai, but the age was making his belly popped out a bit, his grey eyes showing the gentle and caring side of him. The hair parted to one side and combed in a simple way, making his whole personality look simple and approachable.

Lu Chen's words did nothing but anger elder Lu.

"Morons! You can't even convince your own children. Who is asking them to get married? To make a baby, marriage is not necessary."

Again, everyone was speechless and elder Lu continued, "They just have to get a woman and—aauuchh!"

Before elder Lu could continue, his wife Zhao Shuang pinched him to stop his shameless words and warned.

"Stop being brazen. Don't try to make my grandchildren immoral like you and stop pestering them to fulfill your wishes."

Elder Lu couldn't say anything as he didn't dare to cross his wife. Moreover, what she said made sense as elder Lu had impregnated her before marriage, and she was quite angry about it.

Everyone knew about this fact and looked at Elder Lu in amazement. How did this blatant person become a scared cat in front of his wife? They were happy to see this, but couldn't show it on their faces.

Elder Lu glanced at his sons, knowing they were happy internally. His killer gaze startled the two sons greatly, and it was as if they were communicating through their eyes.